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I have finally assembled the 2007 numbers. It was a much more difficult process because LSAC has not published their data either.

I also took a look at Law School Numbers, but I noticed there is a big sampling problem - people tend to put their numbers up more often when they're accepted. For example, for some schools in the T14, there are more accepted than rejected applicants on LSN. This is a sampling bias that leads to disappointment.

In any case, I used both a statistical model and some computer science model-training techniques to come up with the 2007 numbers. It looks like LSAC might be putting up 2007 data this weekend as well. I can compare my results with theirs and I should be able to put up 2008 numbers soon after that. Stay tuned.

Hey, I've finally gotten around to looking at both what's on LSAC and what people enter to help people determine what's a safety, a target, and a reach. I've created graphs to help you see. Below are the graphs for T14 (sorry if I mess up the order)

After I unclick all the boxes for people who are not clearly accepted and click on "Filter", I can see how my numbers compare to other ACCEPTED students. As you can see, my percentile has gotten better over the years for HLS because I have a high LSAT, even though the chiashu numbers for other candidates have been dropping.

It also says to me that my chiashu numbers for 2004 and 2005 are smack in the middle of ACCEPTED students, which means I had a pretty good chance of getting in, and I did get in.

Now you can generate real time "HeatMaps" for any school using any search criteria. For example, if you want to see the distribution of white applicants who applied to Georgetown during 2006, simply click on Georgetown and check the checkboxes 2006, Caucasian, Applied, Accepted, Rejected, etc. and click on "Filter."

The heatmap is generated in real time and displays the distribution of any search criteria you put in.

And as you can see I have made major changes to the website. I've added my own blog and will promise to post random thoughts, sometimes completely unrelated to law school admissions or the law, to that space.